DINE AND RELAX AT BANNISTERS HOTELS MOLLYMOOK Enjoy ocean to plate freshness at Rick Stein at Bannisters. Seasonal South Coast seafood and a relaxed restaurant atmosphere make for an unforgettable dining experience. Open seven nights for dinner and open for lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Overlooking sweeping ocean views, Bannisters Pool Bar is the perfect place to relax with friends and enjoy a refreshing range of cocktails and a tempting menu of gourmet pizzas and light bites. Open daily from 6pm. BANNISTERS.COM.AU 02 4454 7400 EDITORS Terri Quinn Virginia Connor CREATIVE DIRECTOR Bridie Quinn OUR CONTRIBUTORS Leonie Marsh Dr Katie Macartney Jem Quinn Paul Buckingham Patrick Faulconer Kyla Stone Sean Carson COVER AND FEATURE ARTWORK Susan Schmidt www.susanschmidtart.com Credit: Susan Schmidt - 'Sugar - Shores' Schmidt Susan Credit: We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the Land we work on as the first Welcome To Our people of this country. Summer Issue! LET'S CONNECT whitewashmagazine.com.au December / January / February 2020-21 @whitewashmag @whitewashmagazine s we head into summer this year, our thoughts Our feature story was enriched by the support #whitewashmagazine are with those still suffering from the trauma of and enthusiasm of Patti Bartlett from the Red Head last year’s bushfires. We know there are many Villages Association. Patti gave us generous access to who continue to struggle as they try to recover and her trove of historical newspaper clippings and her SUBSCRIBE TO OUR rebuild their lives. knowledge of the area was invaluable. E-NEWSLETTER When it came time to plan for this summer’s edition, In Two Way Street we meet brothers Hein and Just send your email to Tim Cooper who have been spending some quality we wanted to reminisce about the golden South Coast [email protected] summers we remember more fondly. Where better to time together during COVID. Despite the difficulties do that than at Bendalong? A place that still retains of 2020, these two have had a year rich in family some original fibro beach shacks and a feeling of connection and personal and professional positives. COPYRIGHT WHITE stepping back in time. Printmaker, Peta West, is our Local Talent. Her WASH MAGAZINE The work of artist Susan Schmidt fitted perfectly distinctive artwork is quintessentially Australian, and pays homage to the native flora and fauna around her All material appearing in this magazine is with that retro summer vibe and we are thrilled to subject to copyright. Reproduction in whole showcase her painting Sugar Shores on our summer home in Lake Conjola. or part is not permitted without permission As White Wash continues to grow, we would like to from the publishers. While every effort has cover. As part of her Seaburbia series, Susan explores been made to ensure that information in express our gratitude to our wonderful advertisers. this magazine is accurate, no responsibility the heritage of the quintessential Australian beach Without them, there would be no White Wash. is accepted for material supplied by an house evoking nostalgia for summers past and the individual, company or organisation. The Please support them when shopping around town opinions expressed in this publication do not value of a more simple way of life. this summer. necessarily reflect the view of the publisher. Her paintings are not a documentation of specific Finally, to you our loyal readers, thank you for your places but rather a reflection of the essence of coastal continued support in this most challenging of years. living being lost to time and development. Towel Love, We wish everyone a peaceful and joyful break over White Wash editorial another from the series, is featured inside and we summer’s festive season. Bring on 2021! thank Susan for sharing her stunning work with us. Advertorial sponsored Check out her gallery at susanschmidtart.com by advertising business whitewashmagazine.com.au 3 MODERN BOHO FASHION 0415 046 715 Shop 2/91 Princes Hwy, Milton [email protected] www.jipsicartel.com Two Way Street TIM & HEIN COOPER Words by Terri Quinn Open for dinner Wednesday-Saturday Bookings at www.gwylo.com.au When Tim Cooper, and his partner Bree, welcomed daughter Elke Rose in July this year, they were overjoyed to have Tim’s brother, singer-songwriter Hein, home in Australia to share in the joy. It’s been a special time for the brothers to reconnect while getting their hands dirty in Tim’s organic vegetable garden at Little Forest. The Cooper family moved from Sydney to a farm in Milton when Hein was 12 WHOLEFOODS STORE and Tim was 10, and the boys revelled in their new life on the coast. “It was all so AND COFFEE BAR clean and healthy,” says Hein. “Living close to nature, enjoying the ocean, and not surrounded by as many people.” The boys’ mum, Evy, spent hours in her expansive vegetable garden, closely observed by Tim. “I remember Mum grew this massive onion. We had it on a pizza, and it tasted amazing!” says Tim. “From then, I became obsessed with growing food and eventually Mum gave me a 20 square metre space to garden in.” Music was also an integral part of family life. Evy’s father was a classical Click and collect shopping and gift vouchers available. musician, and their dad Craig’s mother was an opera singer. Tim has played the piano since he was five and Hein describes the look of pride on his grandmother’s ORGANIC WHOLEFOODS NUTRITION CLINIC face when she watches him playing Mozart. FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES Hein took up the guitar as a young teenager after joining a local church social Monday to Friday: 8am-4pm • Saturday: 8am-1pm group. A friend was playing songs by Jack Johnson and Pete Murray, who Hein P: 02 4454 5602 • E: [email protected] loved, so he decided to learn to play. It wasn’t long before he started writing his own songs and singing them. SHOP 2, THE PAVILION, GREEN STREET, ULLADULLA Post-school, the brothers followed their interests and enrolled in further study— Tim in a horticulture course at TAFE and Hein to study music at university. But empowerwellbeing.com.au formal education didn’t suit the pair, and according to Hein: “Neither of us has ever completed a course. We’re good at dropping out!” 4 Summer Issue #19 Our parents allowed us the space to do what we wanted to do,” says Hein. “We felt free to pursue our own paths.” In 2016, Hein released his debut album, The Art of Escape, which saw great success in Australia and Europe. He toured the album, performing 135 shows in a year—an exhausting schedule but one that helped build him an appreciative international audience. In 2017, he did a 26-date tour through the US supporting Danish band, Lukas Graham and then did the same again in Europe. Then, last year, Hein released his second album, Underneath It All, to strong reviews. His promotional world tour included a stop in Australia and a noteworthy performance at Milton Theatre. Hein continued to base himself in Montreal, and it was here that he met his partner, Ebony—a trained singer and fellow-Aussie who moved in the same music circles. When COVID hit, the pair decided to head back to Australia. After some delays, they finally arrived home in March. This is the first time in 10 years that Hein has been home for more than a month and he’s loving it. Since arriving, he’s been helping Tim out once a week in the garden, catching up on some surfing—“I had three surfs yesterday!” he laughs —and, of course, enjoying time with family. The arrival of baby Elke has been the icing on the cake. “Being an uncle is amazing,” enthuses Hein. “I didn’t understand how amazing until I actually held her. That was when it clicked that it’s real!” Following family tradition, Elke has been immersed in music since before she was born with Tim playing the piano while Bree was pregnant. “Elke would start kicking like crazy when I played Beethoven,” laughs Tim. “Now she gives a certain look when she hears it. It’s as if It was life lessons that they preferred. Crediting their parents for she remembers.” encouraging them to follow their passions, these two artistic souls have While 2020 has held many challenges, the brothers are in a good seized opportunities and run with them. “Our parents allowed us the place both personally and professionally. Since returning home, Hein space to do what we wanted to do,” says Hein. “We felt free to pursue has acquired new management in Melbourne, begun writing and our own paths.” producing for other artists, and is preparing for the release of his third One such opportunity arose in Sydney when Hein met a guy who told album. He and Ebony are also planning their wedding. “So many good him he made $250 a night singing covers in pubs. Hein decided to give things have come out of this year,” says Hein. “It has proved to be a it a go, and at 20, he was doing four shows a week. Tim would sometimes very productive time.” accompany him on piano and sing back-up, and the pair did thousands “Hein’s gone out and done what millions of others want to do,” of jobs around the city. “We played at bars in Kings Cross with phoney says Tim, proud of his brother’s success. “He decided that he loved people making absurd promises, but it was great fun,” says Hein.